by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended History Major in Idaho for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 32,731 people earned their degree in history, making the major the 30th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, history graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $30,467 and had an average of $23,587 in loans still to pay off.
Across Idaho, there were 219 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,793 and $30,174 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 115 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,020 and $24,050 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended History Major in Idaho for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in history. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in history.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for idaho bachelor’s degree history students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boise State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended History Major in Idaho for a Bachelor’s. Boise State is a public institution located in Boise, Idaho. The school has a large population, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Idaho. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended History Major in Idaho for a Bachelor’s list. Brigham Young University - Idaho is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rexburg, Idaho. The school has a large population, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended History Major in Idaho for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Idaho landed the #3 spot on the list. Moscow, Idaho is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s history degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Idaho State University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended History Major in Idaho for a Bachelor’s. ISU is a public institution located in Pocatello, Idaho. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The College of Idaho. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended History Major in Idaho for a Bachelor’s. This small school is located in Caldwell, Idaho, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Lewis - Clark State College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended History Major in Idaho for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. Lewis - Clark State College is a small public school situated in Lewiston, Idaho. It awarded 5 bachelors’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
Northwest Nazarene University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended History Major in Idaho for a Bachelor’s ranking. This small school is located in Nampa, Idaho, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s history degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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